Experience

Roxbourne Primary School

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PE Specialist / Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  - Delivering PE lessons to key stage 1 and 2 children. - Helping to build a strong and positive PE culture by delving into the psychological side of the subject; Discussing the importance of team work, the effects of winning and losing, women in sport, and understanding the barriers for ethnic minority children etc. - Using 'Teach like a champion' strategies to apply non invasive, non verbal, least invasive methods to help manage behaviour. - Leading fitness and tennis afterschool clubs. - Covering PPA for class teachers - Teaching 'Read write inc' phonics lessons. - Supporting class teacher in all aspects of learning (over shoulder marking, preparing resources, one to one and SEN support) - Attending weekly CPD sessions to further enhance knowledge and to continously improve teaching ( the importance of the well worn path, cognitive load, postitive praise, checking for understanding etc ) Show less



Clarus Education

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Early Years Teaching Assistant (Roxbourne primary school)

  • Nov 2020 - Sep 2021

  Supporting the class teacher in the delivery of the EYFS curriculum ensuring all learning environments are purposeful and effective: - Encouraging children to learn through play - Helping to support young children learn by targeting key areas; Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Physical Development, Communication & Language, Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World and Expressive Arts and Design - Working alongside other colleagues to prepare/manage activities inside and outside the classroom - Observing and supporting individuals who require additional support - Creating display boards around the classroom showcasing what the children are learning each term - Assisting with behaviour management within and outside the classroom - Supervising pupils in the playground, dining hall and during outdoor learning time - Encouraging sports activities during free play; teaching children the fundamentals of throwing, catching, kicking and working together - Supporting specialist teachers with extra curricular activities (music and physical education) - Monitoring children's responses to learning activities and recording achievement/progress Show less



Bright Horizons UK

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Early Years Sports Coach

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2020

  Introducing children aged 2-5 to the fundamentals of various sports and fitness activities - Developing children's hand eye coordination, balance and agility by combining fitness drills into sessions - Coaching 30 to 35 groups of children per week across my 5 nurseries. This experience strengthened my communication skills, enabling me to lead successful and effective sports lessons. - Focusing each lesson on specific skills such as kicking, throwing, catching etc; enhancing gross motor and loco-motor skills. - Helping to train new recruits (introducing them to the sports programme framework, supporting in their lesson plans, overseeing sports lessons and giving feedback where necessary) - Organising and preparing mini sports events and workshops. - Ensuring sessions are fun, creative and according to age and ability - Working alongside the EYFS curriculum to develop other skills such as; “Mathematics” (Counting, sorting sports equipment); “Communication and Language” (Learning sounds in warm up exercises, etc) “Expressive Arts” (Using role play and tapping into the children’s imagination- e.g. an obstacle course is a jungle adventure); “Understanding the world” (Having themed lessons- e.g. Christmas, Easter, etc) - Ensuring that an element of my lesson plans included activities in which the children were required to work as part of a team, I effectively introduced the children in my sports sessions to the fundamentals and ethics of teamwork through collaborative tasks; thus further enhancing their social and communication skills. - Working with staff members, encouraging them to take part in sessions and support the children. - With my creative flair, I have had the pleasure of the opportunity to be in charge of the “Sports Activities” boards across 5 nurseries; ensuring that these boards are visually captivating as well as informative, and constantly ensuring that these are kept up to date for parents and children. Show less



Tennis Icon UK

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tennis Coach

  • Jan 2017 - Mar 2020

  Coaching players aged 3 and over- whilst ensuring that sessions are fun, educational and inspirational: - Developing hand eye coordination, balance and agility by combining fitness drills into sessions - Introducing players to beginner strokes (volley, forehand, backhand, serving) - Supporting and encouraging those who are less confident and / or require additional support - Liaising with parents to discuss progression and next steps - Supporting parents by introducing at-home activities- to support their child's physical development (under 5's) by suggested throwing, catching and target games they can do together - Developing each player based on their individual needs - Introducing the points system to older players Show less



Boots UK

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Service Assistant

  • Jul 2005 - Jan 2019

  Providing excellent customer service, ensuring that customers have a pleasant shopping experience. Working as part of a team under busy and pressurised conditions, my duties include: - Ensuring shelves were fully stocked and organised - Handling customer complaints - Placing online orders - Supporting colleges with various tasks - Keeping up to date with the latest offers and products - Dealing with phone queries - Promoting new products and services - Handling cash and card transactions Show less



TEDDY TENNIS LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Tennis Coach

  • Apr 2015 - Jul 2015

  - Teaching young children the fundamentals skills for Tennis (throwing, catching, etc); developing their hand eye coordination, balance and agility - Working alongside lead coaches, helping older players improve in after school clubs - Assisting those with less confidence and / or those in extra need - Leading warm up and fitness sessions - Teaching young children the fundamentals skills for Tennis (throwing, catching, etc); developing their hand eye coordination, balance and agility - Working alongside lead coaches, helping older players improve in after school clubs - Assisting those with less confidence and / or those in extra need - Leading warm up and fitness sessions



Teaching Personnel

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Working alongside the classroom teacher in different classes across Key stage one to ensure children have access to support in all areas of study. - Taking specific children out of the classroom to work on phonics and spelling - Photocopying lesson plans/preparing the classroom - Organising reading book folders, ensuring books are changed when required - Marking exercise books and giving feedback to those who need it - Taking groups out for reading lessons - Supporting children with English as their second language outside and inside the classroom - Ensuring children are safe in the playground - Providing one to one support to those with Speech and Language difficulties Show less



TimePlan Education Group Limited

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Dec 2012 - Jul 2013

  Supporting the class teacher with various tasks in order for children to have access to support in all areas of study. My experiences have taught me that everyone has different learning styles, whether it be visual, auditory, kinesthetics , etc and adapting to them is crucial to a child's success and wellbeing. - Supervising groups of children during sports day - Participating in team sport events - Photocopying lesson plans/preparing the classroom - Helping run school activities and assisting on school trips - Organising reading book folders, ensuring books are changed when required - Marking exercise books and giving feedback to those who need it - Supporting children with English as their second language outside and inside the classroom - Ensuring children are safe in the playground - Providing one to one support to those with Speech and Language difficulties Show less